The forum seems to be hiding GIA's other thread on why hate is a good thing from me.

If you know what to love, it's opposite you should hate. No?

If you love good people, should you not hate evil people?

RegardsDL

no. For one thing, evil is highly subjective and I'm not sure I even believe that there are evil people. I do believe that people can do evil things which society has an interest in preventing, but the idea you seem to be working on is one of archaic tribalism.

Love is like a magic penny if you hold it tight you won't have any if you give it away you'll have so many they'll be rolling all over the floor

Why does it matter if we hate the right people if it isn't to motivate us to act in justice?

You have just given us the reason why we should hate. To activate our compassion and seek the minimum requirements of justice.Compassion is easy to give when given to those we love. Loving your other neighbors, even those you hate, needs compassion and I think that hate prompts us to be better humans.

I am not quite there emotionally yet, but intellectually, I think I understand this.

Perhaps, GIA, you might consider that accepting that your personal ideology and manner of interacting with the world is not necessarily the only way nor necessarily the best way. Perhaps people who reject all or part of your dichotomous philosophy are advancing humanity while you are stuck in a venomous past.

Perhaps, GIA, you might consider that accepting that your personal ideology and manner of interacting with the world is not necessarily the only way nor necessarily the best way. Perhaps people who reject all or part of your dichotomous philosophy are advancing humanity while you are stuck in a venomous past.

Why does it matter if we hate the right people if it isn't to motivate us to act in justice?

You have just given us the reason why we should hate. To activate our compassion and seek the minimum requirements of justice.Compassion is easy to give when given to those we love. Loving your other neighbors, even those you hate, needs compassion and I think that hate prompts us to be better humans.

I am not quite there emotionally yet, but intellectually, I think I understand this.

RegardsDL

this is the reason you gave in the other thread. While I sort of understand your reasoning here, I think it is still flawed other than that it does take tremendous strength of will to avoid hate sometimes.

Love is like a magic penny if you hold it tight you won't have any if you give it away you'll have so many they'll be rolling all over the floor

Why does it matter if we hate the right people if it isn't to motivate us to act in justice?

You have just given us the reason why we should hate. To activate our compassion and seek the minimum requirements of justice.Compassion is easy to give when given to those we love. Loving your other neighbors, even those you hate, needs compassion and I think that hate prompts us to be better humans.

I am not quite there emotionally yet, but intellectually, I think I understand this.

RegardsDL

this is the reason you gave in the other thread. While I sort of understand your reasoning here, I think it is still flawed other than that it does take tremendous strength of will to avoid hate sometimes.

If that hard, then it may be an issue where hate is appropriate.

I believe in intelligent use of freedom of choice and dislike, perhaps to the point of hating what hinders it, as I see it as something that slows down human development of our psyche.

I get that from word like this.

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